Funny story out of St. Petersburg, where Sun columnist and gardening nut Susan Reimer is on vacation while her USA Today sportswriter husband and Friend of Schmuck (Gary Mihoces) toils at the NCAA wrestling championships.
Seems, Susan and two of her friends were at the fancy Vinoy Resort and wanted a photo taken of them under the portico, so they asked a guy if he would take a picture. The guy shrugged, walked up the steps and stood between Susan and one of the other ladies, who found that to be curious.
"You're adorable,'' the friend said, "but we wanted you to take a picture of the three of us."
So, Tampa Bay Rays star -- and former Red Sox and Yankees outfielder -- Johnny Damon dutifully took the camera and snapped the photo. It wasn't until he got his car from the valet and left that somebody told them who he was.
Damon's a nice guy and no egomaniac, but he just assumed they knew who he was and wanted to have their picture taken with him. Honest mistake on both parts.
